Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
All this week, I’ve shown you several cards for fathers. I hope you got some ideas from them. If you go today to the card shops, supermarkets, pharmacies and other places where you can get cards, you would probably see these sections filled with people trying to get the perfect Father’s Day card at the last minute. But why shop for a card when you can make your own and …
We continue with our Father’s Day card ideas… Here’s a clean and simple card for the suit and tie dad. I embossed the Riding Hood Red cardstock with the stripes embossing folder to add some texture to the card. I also embossed the ties with black embossing powder – it gives it a shiny and raised look. How are you doing with your Father’s Day …
On June 12, 1880 a perfect baseball game was pitched by Lee Richmond. Do you realize how rare a perfect game is?! You don’t get to see too many of those games!! In addition to the pitcher being superb, he must also have fantastic defense–it’s a team effort! I love baseball–whether it’s watching it on tv, going to the stadium to watch the Yankees (it helps to have a …
Every year after the threat of frost is over, I plant flowers all around my house. Although it takes me a couple of days of weeding and planting, the outcome is worth it. One of my favorite flowers is the gerbera daisy (I have many ‘favorite’ flowers!) They’re beautiful and I love admiring its beauty. Here are my gerbera daisies from a couple of years ago. Since I love …
Sometimes days become too busy so let’s take a break–close your eyes and imagine sitting down in a comfortable adirondack chair sipping some lemonade surrounded by beautiful flowers. Ahh.. doesn’t that feel relaxing? A book would be nice…how about a Stampin’ Up! catalog to look through for project ideas? This image is part of the Peace Within stamp set which retires on May 31. I …
Have you heard? Stampin’ Up! released their retiring stamps list earlier this week! This year’s list is longer than usual in order to make room for more new stamps in the upcoming catalog coming out in June. The Inspired by Nature stamp set is special to me. I will definitely miss it as it is one of my all-time favorite stamps and one of the first stamps I got when I …